Saturday, 1 July 2017

Photographer Alicia Canter took to the river Thames for the
rowing social event of the year, Henley’s 178-year old royal regatta, and took
in the scenes, from the stewards’ enclosure to the fun and frolicks on the
water

The Henley regatta is an event synonymous with the English
social season, both a competitive rowing event and a chance for the well-heeled
to don their blazers and frocks for a spot of traditional summer fun.

The rowing course is just over two kilometres long and
straddles Buckinghamshire and Berkshire on either side of the Thames.

Five hundred and seventy-eight crews are entered into the
regatta this year. They come from universities, colleges, schools and
independent rowing clubs from around the world. Normally more than 100 are from
overseas.